Aggies Sweep the Lobos in The Pit

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The New Mexico State volleyball team swept its in-state rival New Mexico (25-23, 25-13, 25-19) in The Pit, Tuesday, Oct. 23. NM State improves to 15-7 on the year while the Lobos drop to 18-6 on the year and this is the first time the Aggies have swept the Lobos since 2006.

Sophomore Meredith Hays led the offensive charge posting a match-high 16 kills while hitting for a match-high .438 hitting percentage. Junior middle hitting Desiree Scott played efficiently once again posting a .429 hitting percentage as she added five kills on seven swings with two errors.

The Aggies as a team marked a .276 hitting percentage, while holding the Lobos to a .040 hitting percentage.

The Aggies took an early 6-2 lead in set one but UNM came back and tied it up at 15-15. NM State fell behind 16-15 but regained the lead at 19-18 when senior Madison Hardy tallied a service ace. UNM took a two-point lead at 22-20 but the Aggies put together a 4-0 scoring rally after that that was topped off by a triple-block in the middle to go up 24-22. Scott, who went 4-of-4 on offense, wrapped up the set with a kill to boost NM State to a 25-23 win.

NM State held the Lobos to a .028 hitting percentage in set two, while hitting .333 itself. Up 14-8 midway thru the set, the Aggies put together a 10-2 scoring rally to extend the lead to 23-12. Hays slammed down her 12th kill of the match to give the Aggies a 25-13 win.

There were 11 ties and seven lead changes in set three with UNM taking a 16-15 lead late in the match. NM State then used an 8-2 scoring rally to take a 23-18 lead before a block by Nathalie Castellanos and Scott gave NM State the 25-19 win.

The Aggies head back into WAC play taking on Denver, Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m. (MT) in Denver. NM State heads into that match tied for second in the WAC standings with Idaho. Live stats will be available for that match at www.NMStateSports.com.

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